- New ‘sleepercoaches’ sees Scotland a mere nap away for Londoners
- Journey London-Edinburgh or Glasgow in under eight hours
- Cut-price tickets include bunk bed, toothbrush, eyemask and a onesie
By
Daily Mail Reporter
14:12 EST, 18 April 2013
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18:01 EST, 19 April 2013
A budget coach firm is to run a sleeper service linking London and Scotland – with each passenger given a free onesie to relax in.
A fleet of double-decker vehicles with seats that turn into bunk beds will operate between Victoria and 11 Scottish locations from £15 one way.
The Megabus services start this summer and will take less than eight hours to travel from London to Glasgow or Edinburgh.
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Sweet dreams: The new sleepercoach will take you from London to Scotland in just under eight hours – perfect time to catch up on your 40 winks
Passengers will be able to unfold
their seats into bunk beds and will be provided with free drinks,
pillows, toothbrush, toothpaste, eye mask and a choice of all-in-one
sleep suit or blanket.
Megabus owner Stagecoach has invested
in a fleet of ten vehicles, each costing £500,000 and fitted with 53
leather seats that convert into 42 bunks.
More than 1,700 beds will be available
on services each week, linking London with Aberdeen, Aviemore,
Cumbernauld, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Ferrytoll,
Glasgow, Inverness and Perth.
Prices will range from £15 to £60 each
way. Although the mode of travel may not appeal to everyone, Stagecoach
boss Sir Brian Souter said: ‘It used to be just pop stars who had beds
on board their tour buses, now everyone can benefit from a comfortable,
great value overnight journey.’
Cheap sleep: The coach’s leather seats can be converted into bunk beds offering travellers some comfort during their overnight journey
Happy nap: Stagecoach Group Chief Executive Sir Brian Souter demonstrates the comfort of the bunk beds as he announced the launch of the new service today
Blink and you’ll miss it: As well as (almost) getting the recommended eight hours of sleep, a journey between London and Edinburgh includes a toothbrush and a chance to make friends with the people on the bottom bunk
The sleeper-coaches, specially
designed and manufactured by Van Hool in Belgium, will operate under a
new MegabusGold.com brand.
However, even Stagecoach concedes overnight
bus sleeper services are not that new.
Albatross Sleeping Car Co regularly
took 12 passengers at a time between London and Liverpool in 1928 and
Land Liners Ltd operated a double-decker night service between London
and Manchester in the late 1920s.
Time to sleep: The new MegabusGold coaches will launch this summer
VIDEO Megabus sleeper coach tour (onesies not compulsory)
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New to the UK maybe, but not new a new idea. There are regular ski weekends into the Pyrenees from Jersey that use this type of coach. Boat to France on Friday night, hop on the coach, stop about 11pm to convert it to beds and then wake up in the mountains ready for a days skiing. 2 days on the slopes and back overnight on Sunday. Brilliant form of transport 
MissWannaBean
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Jersey, Jersey,
20/4/2013 14:31
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You could turn up to the bus wearing clothes you feel comfortable sleeping in?
I personally prefer joggers and a plain top.
Will Mackie
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Glasgow, United Kingdom,
20/4/2013 14:23
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i like it, as the overnight train is always too expensive (even just with reclining seats). the bed in the video under this article seems softer and gives more space than the bed in the pictures in the article. As long as the driver are paid reasonable salary (and not over-worked), the safe journey is guaranted, then this sounds good.
viviandoll
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Aberdeen,
20/4/2013 11:59
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Think this is a great idea – But 53 (or 42) changing in the Loo to a onesy is over 4 hours and then another 4 hours changing back….
Peter_20-12.
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Old _London-Town,
20/4/2013 10:35
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Hmmm …. I thought they might be giving out free onesies to avoid accidental (or deliberate!) exposure. Then I wondered where people might change into their free onesies. I can only assume it’s in the loo, meaning that the onesie wearers will be blocking it for ages for everyone else, especially when they get changed back again in the morning.
The Futurist
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Chelmsford,
20/4/2013 10:05
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Not keen on this, it’s a bit like the old army barracks without the comradeship, an aircraft business type seat would be much better.
Jack
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Westmorland,
20/4/2013 08:55
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“The double-deck coaches boast 53 ¿luxury leather seats¿ seats that convert into 42 beds.” — So what happens to the other 11 passengers in seats? Do they have to sleep on top of the coach?
- IO , London, 19/4/2013 15:44
I was wondering this as well!! Perhaps they have to make friends with a fellow passenger and share, could be cosy??!!
Emily
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Exeter,
20/4/2013 07:57
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london to scotland? who named a you country?
endwar
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planet valium, United Kingdom,
20/4/2013 01:24
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Sleeper coach….dangerous…. be aware….
I.B.Wright
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Oramirong,
20/4/2013 00:03
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Why can’t aircraft do the same?….You can pack the same quantity of human sardines into an area hori ontally as you can vertically…. – Dave B -Brit ex-pat , Uxbridge Canada, 19/4/2013 11:55 Try to buy first class airplane tickets, they do bed compartment and better than this one I promise…
- deebbee, hampshire, 19/4/2013 7:50
Are you having a laugh or something?….I’m not a rock star or a CEO…Who can afford to buy these inflated price tickets?
Dave B -Brit ex-pat
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Uxbridge Canada,
19/4/2013 17:10
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